As a Somatic Connection Coach, I work with people to transform unhealthy patterns that show up in their relationships to self and other, through somatic unwinding and communication skill-building.

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I was first called to this path while living in community. During my time studying Philosophy at UC Berkeley, I lived in large student co-op houses where I had my first experiences facilitating workshops, mediating conflict, and co-creating culture. In these contexts, I saw so clearly how much personal, relational, and cultural growth we still have to do as well-intentioned people in order to actually embody the more equitable, loving world we long for.

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At the same time that I was experiencing the gifts and challenges of living in community, I was also studying both Western and Indigenous worldviews in school at Berkeley. I began to see so clearly that most of us were trying to create social change through a Western worldview. We were trying to “dismantle the master’s house with the master’s tools” (Audre Lorde), when what we really needed was to learn from and adopt more animist, Indigenous worldviews that offer the nondualistic healing approach we need to transform our world. It became clear to me that personal healing, relational healing, and cultural healing are inextricably interconnected.

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Since my original inspiration to follow this path, I have immersed myself in deep learning spaces focused on Trauma-Informed Conflict Transformation, Anti-Oppressive Facilitation, Somatic Attachment Therapy, and Somatic Experiencing. All of these bodies of wisdom inform my work and shape all the spaces I hold.

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Stepping into this creative, healing-centered work as a solo entrepreneur carving my own path has not been easy, but it is the most honest and rewarding thing I have ever done.